Stuttgart man arrested for public intoxication

The alleged driver was standing next to the vehicle that was sitting in a ditch

Leigh Kreimeierlkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

A 42-year-old Stuttgart man was arrested Saturday for public intoxication after he was found next to a vehicle in the ditch.

Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. George Bethell was dispatched to the intersection of East Ninth and South Wood streets and found a “green car” in the ditch. The alleged driver was standing next to the vehicle.

The incident took place sometime between 11 p.m. and 11:50 p.m.

“(The suspect) did not know where he was and had a very strong odor of intoxicants coming from his person, (the suspect’s) speech was also heavily slurred and was unable to stand on his own,” Bethell wrote in his incident report that was released Monday.

The man was then taken into custody and charged with public intoxication, a misdemeanor offense. The man’s vehicle was later released to his cousin, while his property was released to his sister.

The man’s family said the man had allegedly been drinking earlier that day, but they did not know why he left the home he was at when he had been drinking.

The Stuttgart Daily Leader does not release names in misdemeanor cases until convicted. Readers can find the listings of those tried in Stuttgart’s District Court on Wednesday’s Public Safety page when made available by the Stuttgart District Court. At that time they will also be listed at www.StuttgartDailyLeader.com.